About us
Zaborona Media is a Ukrainian independent online media that investigates socially significant issues, covers human rights violations, and talks about contemporary culture. It was founded in 2018 by well-known journalists Kateryna Serhatskova and Roman Stepanovych.
Zaborona covers topics related to Russia’s war against Ukraine, crimes against journalists and freedom of speech, abuse of power, the environment, social issues, and security.
Zaborona is the winner of the prestigious international Free Media Award (2022) and Siebenpfeiffer Award (2022). Zaborona’s journalists are laureates and multiple finalists of the Ukrainian Honor of the Profession award.
Who funds Zaborona?
Zaborona has a transparent funding model that consists of contributions from Patreon readers, grants from international organizations, and partnerships.
We are a community-focused media. We consider it necessary to stand up for our audience.
Read more about Zaborona’s funding here.
Here are our mission and values.
Here is our code of ethics.
And here is our editorial policy.
If you are an advertiser, funder, investor, or patron, please read our principles of cooperation.
Editorial Office
Who is who in Zaborona
Co-founders
Kateryna Serhatskova, Roman Stepanovych
CEO
Roman Stepanovych / @rmnua
Editor-in-chief
Daniel Lekhovitser
Head of the investigation department
Oleksandr Humeniuk / @humenyuk
Chief news editor
Yevhenia Kostina / @Jane_Kostina
Editor
Maria Pedorenko / @bowling_confetti
Correspondents
Polina Vernyhor / @vernyhor
Anastasia Opryshchenko / @facebook
Photo Editor
Pavlo Bishko / @pavlobishko
Visual storytelling producer
Ivan Chernichkin / @yvanko_che
Visual department
Mariya Petrova / @hexentanzz
Kateryna Kruhlyk / @fckkkyropinion
Sonya Gryn / @licet_omnia
Copy editors
Anastasiya Pravda
Alina Tymoshchuk
Marketing director
Svitlana Chaurova / @svecha
Social media editors
Vseslava Solovyova / @glory_nightingale
Zarina Mykytenko / @zarina_pond
Financial director
Natalia Roslik
Fundraising
Valentyna Zalevska / @zalevska
Chief Accountant
Yuliya Voloshyna